It’s only been 18 days since Mike Conley suffered a fractured vertebrae in a collision with the Hornets’ Frank Kaminsky. The Grizzlies’ original timeframe had Conley out six weeks, but he’s set to return in less than three, with the Grizzlies announcing Thursday that their point guard “has returned to the court to participate in full basketball activities.” Yahoo‘s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report Conley’s imminent return, with Memphis set to host Sacramento and Utah this weekend:
After fears that Memphis Grizzlies star guard Mike Conley could miss one to two months because of a back injury, Conley is on course to return to the team’s lineup soon, league sources told The Vertical.
The Grizzlies on Thursday had to waive guard Toney Douglas – who had been signed under the NBA’s hardship waiver – to clear the way for the imminent returns from injury of Conley, Chandler Parsons and James Ennis, league sources said.
Conley, 29, had been medically cleared to work out in recent days and is feeling closer to a return, league sources said.
The Grizzlies have won a remarkable seven of eight games since Conley suffered a fractured vertebrae in late November, surging to an 18-9 record and the fifth seed in the Western Conference.
